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It would be wonderful if people from talk-au were able to apply for
this, and come to SOTM. It's a super fun event.<br>
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Steve<br>
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On 6/19/2011 2:35 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:
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york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">Hi<br>
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<div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times,
serif;font-size:12pt;">The OpenStreetMap conference, State
of the Map, is offering scholarships. Details below. Note
that nominations close on Sunday, June 25th.<br>
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We are also fundraising to help more mappers than our
current minimum of 8. If you'd like to help, get in touch
with <span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial, Verdana,
sans-serif;"><strong><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:scholarship@stateofthemap.org">scholarship@stateofthemap.org</a><br>
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</strong></span>Thanks!<br>
Mikel<br>
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== Mikel Maron ==<br>
+14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
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Wed, June 1, 2011 11:35:03 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b>
[OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map
2011<br>
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sans-serif;">
The State of the Map Committee is excited to
announce a program to cover full travel and
accommodations costs for mappers to attend State
of the Map 2011 in Denver, Colorado (United
States). We’re seeking nominations from the
community for potential mappers.</p>
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Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;"><br>
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<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
We are seeking people from places where costs
would prohibit attendance, developing countries,
and places that are “interesting”
geopolitically. The ideal candidates for funding
are from countries with a small OSM community,
perhaps just a few mappers in total. They have
made a significant start at mapping their city,
either through imagery or with their own GPS,
and are directly familiar with the process of
OSM. They may have started communicating among
themselves, and made plans and scoped out the
process for their local district. But, the
community is nowhere near critical mass, and
they need the inspiration and support to take
OSM to the next level.</p>
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sans-serif;"><br>
</p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">We
need to act fast! State of the Map is just over
3 and a half months away, tickets and visas need
to be arranged. In order to allow enough time
for all the arrangements, the nomination period
will be short, and <em>ending at Sunday, June
25th</em>. The number of scholarships rewarded
will be based on the success of fund-raising.
From the nominations received, we’ll review and
invite scholars in late June.</p>
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sans-serif;"><br>
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<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">Please
send your nominations to <strong><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:scholarship@stateofthemap.org">scholarship@stateofthemap.org</a></strong>.
For each nomination, include the mappers name,
OSM user name, email address, location, and a
paragraph or two on why they’d be great to have
at SOTM. Self nominations are accepted.</p>
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sans-serif;"><br>
</p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">Please
forward this message to other relevant local OSM
and mapping lists and social media!</p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
As for regions, here are a few regions that seem
to fit the bill, but nominations are not limited
to these places at all.</p>
<ul>
<li style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
Eastern and Southern Europe: Belarus, Kosovo,
Bulgaria</li>
<li style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
Arab States: Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan</li>
<li style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
Asia: Nepal, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia</li>
<li style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala</li>
<li style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Swaziland</li>
</ul>
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sans-serif;margin-top:15px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0px;padding-bottom:2px;"><span
style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:small;"><span>Sponsor-a-Mapper</span></span></h2>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
In previous years there has been a scholarship
program to help mappers who wouldn’t otherwise
be able to attend get to State of the Map. This
year we are announces an “Sponsor-A-Mapper”
program. There are plenty of deserving
individuals from all of the world that can’t
afford to attend SotM. To help them be able to
come join the community in person in Denver why
don’t you consider paying to cover a portion of
the cost of their ticket?</p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
We are attempting to raise an average of $2,500
USD per mapper in order to be sure to cover
their costs. This will vary slightly by
transportation costs depending from where the
select scholarships are traveling.</p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
The more money we raise the more mappers we can
sponsor!</p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
To Sponsor-a-Mapper please email <strong><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:scholarship@stateofthemap.org">scholarship@stateofthemap.org</a></strong></p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal
Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:17px;">
Thank you!</p>
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